Baby Marisa's first visitors were Alex's Pee and Em. It was the first time Alex had seen them since he'd been in the hospital recovering from his injuries. He saw that his Em still had blue hair.
"Pee, Em, this is my zheena, Lorelei," Alex said by way of introduction.
"How do you do, my dear." Alex's Em gave Lorelei a maternal hug. "So you've tamed my wild boy, have you?"
"I think Alex tamed himself," Lorelei told her.
"So where's Joe?" asked Alex.
"Working in a factory in Leeds," Alex's Pee said. "Your room's all yours again anytime you want to move back in."
"I've a home of me own now, but thanks anyway," Alex said politely.
"Well, isn't she a darling! Can I hold her?" asked Alex's Em.
"Of course," said Lorelei. Alex's Em picked Marisa up, and the baby immediately began to wail.
"Perhaps that's not such a good idea after all." Alex's Em quickly returned Marisa to her crib.
"How's the new job going?" asked Alex's Pee.
"Real horrorshow," Alex told him.
Alex's Pee and Em visited for a little while longer and then left. The next visitors were Alex's new droogs from church, Colin, Roger, and Simon.
"She's simply beautiful! God has certainly blessed you," said Colin.
"A new soul for the Kingdom of God," added Roger.
"May we pray with you?" asked Simon.
To Alex's surprise, Mary Alexander came to visit later in the day.
"Oh, aren't you a sweetheart." Mary picked Marisa up, and this time the baby didn't cry. "Frank and I always wanted children, but it just never happened."
"There has to be a way to get those two back together," Lorelei said to Alex after Mary had left.
Disguised as a physician, he was able to roam the hospital hallways without suspicion. He waited until the perfect opportunity came. A split second was all that he needed. He picked baby Marisa up and swiftly carried her down the hallway and out into the parking lot, fastened her into the stolen car seat, and drove away.
"I assure you, we'll do everything within our power to find your baby as quickly as possible," the nurse assured a sobbing Lorelei, who was being held in the arms of a desolate Alex.
"How could this have happened?" Lorelei cried. "I thought the nursery was closely guarded!"
"It is," the nurse said. "This is the first time this has happened since I started working here."
"It's my fault," Alex said soberly.
"Why do you say that?" asked Lorelei.
"It must be someone whom I hurt in the past who took Marisa in revenge."
"Mary Alexander," Lorelei said. "You heard her say how she always wanted a baby but couldn't have one."
"No, not her," Alex said. "Someone else."
"But who?"